2011 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€850,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,055,000
Entries
811
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Akkari Down and Up

If our Portuguese is sharp, Andre Akkari lost a huge pot recently when his pocket eights were toppled by an opponent's pocket threes.

The Team PokerStars Pro has rebounded very quickly, though. In the last hand, Akkari opened to 11,000 from the button, and he and small blind Toni Pettersson went to battle. Akkari ended up putting his last ~120,000 into the pot, and he rolled over {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}. Pettersson and his {J-Clubs} {9-Clubs} needed to improve in a hurry to earn the knockout, but the {6-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} board ensured Mr. Akkari will be sticking around for a bit longer. He's back up to 250,000 now.

Player Chips Progress
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Andre Akkari
250,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Andre AkkariToni Pettersson